[Albion] Kaoru Mitoma [27/2/24 - possibly out for the rest of the season]
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Horses Arse
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Bit of a FOMO clearly
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Andy Naylor said he was unlikely to be involved
Fear Of Missing Out. Basically everyone else is injured and he wants to join in.
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I heard the other day on twitter from Naylor.
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The MIB will inform us tomorrow no doubt.
He pulled out of the Japan squad for the recent internationals because of injury. I think some on here dismissed it as/hoped it was just missing winnable games to have a bit of a rest.
It is entirely possible that the rumours relate to this "injury", it's also possible the injury was more serious than some treated it when it was announced a week and a bit back. Discussed in https://nortr3nixy.nimpr.uk/threads/japans-mitomas-next-two-fixtures.404710/ and https://nortr3nixy.nimpr.uk/threads/injuries.404596/
The Argus have written an article about him, Dunk, Lamptey and Milner being back in training (albeit in the warm up, no contact shown in photos) as the four being players that fans were concerned about with regard to injury, so it's not news.
www.theargus.co.uk
It is entirely possible that the rumours relate to this "injury", it's also possible the injury was more serious than some treated it when it was announced a week and a bit back. Discussed in https://nortr3nixy.nimpr.uk/threads/japans-mitomas-next-two-fixtures.404710/ and https://nortr3nixy.nimpr.uk/threads/injuries.404596/
The Argus have written an article about him, Dunk, Lamptey and Milner being back in training (albeit in the warm up, no contact shown in photos) as the four being players that fans were concerned about with regard to injury, so it's not news.
FOUR players who have been on injured list pictured training with Albion
Brighton have released photos of their penultimate training session ahead of the Nottingham Forest game
www.theargus.co.uk
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Greg Bobkin
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In case anyone's wondering (I was), last year we had one entry in this list - Alexis Mac Allister at number 47.
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I'm looking forward to see which number Pascal Gross and Lewis Dunk are
Criminal if Lewis Dunk has never been in that list. One of the top English CBs (not that that's saying loads...) for the last 3-4 years.
71 Kaoru Mitoma
Age 26
Team Brighton / Japan
Position Winger
Rank New
It might surprise some that Kaoru Mitoma is 26 years old. His teenage years and early 20s were spent in Japan, where he turned down professional contracts to study at the University of Tsukuba, writing his thesis on dribbling. Attaching cameras to teammates and opponents, he “learned that the good players weren’t looking at the ball, they would look ahead” to assess body positions and a player’s centre of gravity. By the end of his research, Mitoma concluded: “The power of my characteristic dribbling has doubled.” A debutant on this list, his continued progress under Roberto De Zerbi at Brighton in the past year has been frightening. Mitoma is now one of the finest dribblers in Europe, showcased by his slalom run and finish against Wolves. Michael Butler
Age 26
Team Brighton / Japan
Position Winger
Rank New
It might surprise some that Kaoru Mitoma is 26 years old. His teenage years and early 20s were spent in Japan, where he turned down professional contracts to study at the University of Tsukuba, writing his thesis on dribbling. Attaching cameras to teammates and opponents, he “learned that the good players weren’t looking at the ball, they would look ahead” to assess body positions and a player’s centre of gravity. By the end of his research, Mitoma concluded: “The power of my characteristic dribbling has doubled.” A debutant on this list, his continued progress under Roberto De Zerbi at Brighton in the past year has been frightening. Mitoma is now one of the finest dribblers in Europe, showcased by his slalom run and finish against Wolves. Michael Butler
Nobby Cybergoat
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As much as I love him, as much as his goal at Wolves was incredible, as much as he raises our profile and merch sales in Asia, as much as I LOVE that he’s studied dribbling….,
He only has one foot. He’s massively scared of making a mistake with his left foot. And everyone’s worked it out.
He only has one foot. He’s massively scared of making a mistake with his left foot. And everyone’s worked it out.
Kosh
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I suspect this unlikely to end well
